LaVonne A. Benson

LaVonne A. Benson

Calumet, Iowa

 Funeral services for LaVonne A. Benson, age 91, of Cherokee, formerly of Calumet who passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2024, at Careage Hills in Cherokee. Her funeral service will be 3 P.M. on Monday, September 16, 2024, at Zion United Church of Christ in Calumet.

 Burial will be at Liberty Township in Calumet.

 There will be no visitation.

 Arrangements are under the care of the Eldridge Family Funeral Home in Paullina.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

LAVONNE A. BENSON

BORN

September 13, 1932

Primghar, Iowa

PASSED AWAY

September 12, 2024

Cherokee, Iowa

FUNERAL SERVICE

3:00 P.M. Monday, September 16, 2024

Zion United Church of Christ; Calumet, Iowa

Pastor Matt Dengler ~ Officiating

CONGREGATIONAL HYMN

“Amazing Grace”

Organist: LaNan Eldridge

CASKET BEARERS

Neil Jurgensen          Kent Jurgensen

Blake Jurgensen        Bob Steinkamp

Paul Benson Jr.               Mick Lower

FINAL RESTING PLACE

Liberty Township Cemetery

Calumet, Iowa

After today’s graveside service, relatives and friends are invited to join the family in the fellowship hall of the church.

Arrangements are under the care of the

Eldridge Family Funeral Home; Paullina, Iowa.

LAVONNE A. BENSON

 LaVonne A. E. Benson, the daughter of Hartwig and Lydia (Whitholder) Jurgensen was born on September 13, 1932, in Primghar, Iowa. She attended Calumet school. On October 19, 1952, she was united in marriage to Bertil Benson at the Faith Lutheran Church in Marcus, Iowa. After their marriage the couple was involved in farming in the Brunsville, Iowa area and later south of Paullina until later moving to Calumet. In 1976, Bertil owned and operated Benson Trucking until his retirement in 1985. She entered Careage Hills in 2021, where she passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2024, reaching the age of 91 years, 11 months, and 29 days.

 She was baptized on October 23, 1932, and later confirmed on March 30, 1947, at Zion United Church of Christ in Calumet.

 Left to cherish her memory are her nieces and nephews, and other relatives and friends.

 LaVonne is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Bertil in 1995, twin sister, Lola Marie; brothers, Vernelle and Shirley Jurgensen, and Burleigh Jurgensen. She is also preceded by brothers and sisters-in-law, Paul Benson and Elizabeth Hartle.